Life and Death Insurance – CH 048

Chapter 48

“Xiang Tian said he wants to go back to Canada… Mr. Ling, if you aren’t serious, please stop bothering him. It’ll only cause you both pain in the future…”

What? Going to Canada? He dared to run away after a lovers’ quarrel? He could roam freely in China, and he dared to go abroad!?

Suppressing his anger, Ling Zhengzhong asked, “Why does he want to go to Canada?”

“Didn’t you understand what I said? I said he’s going back to Canada, not that he’s going to Canada!”

“What’s the difference?!”

Why was he talking to him like that now?!

“Xiang Tian’s family is in Canada. Didn’t I tell you his family owns a Chinese restaurant?”

“Ah!…”

Chu Feng had told him about Xiang Tian’s family owning a restaurant, but who would have thought it was in Canada? No, he had to catch him quickly. If he really managed to go abroad, it would be hard to find him.

“Xiang Tian’s address!”

“Mr. Ling, you should…”

“Don’t make me repeat myself three times, okay?!”

Ling Zhengzhong’s loud shout indeed made the person on the other end obediently give out the address, and they even considerately told him that Xiang Tian was off today and would definitely be home at this time.

Ling Zhengzhong hung up the phone and ran out, leaving Le Hua far behind when she asked where he was going.

“Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong…”

The doorbell rang incessantly under Ling Zhengzhong’s frantic pressing.

Ling Zhengzhong rarely visited others, and he had never known that waiting for someone to open the door could feel so nerve-racking. He was worried about whether his little hamster was home, and also worried that if he was home, he wouldn’t open the door…

“Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong…”

After pressing the doorbell several times without any response, Ling Zhengzhong finally gave up. There was no movement inside at all; it seemed that Xiang Tian probably wasn’t home.

Chu Feng clearly said Xiang Tian was off today, so why wasn’t he here? It was lunchtime now; could he have gone out to eat?

Not seeing him, Ling Zhengzhong was extremely dejected. He walked down the stairs, head down, intending to wait at the door of the apartment building.

But as soon as he reached the bottom of the stairs and stepped out of the apartment door, he saw Xiang Tian walking towards him from the flowerbed across the street, accompanied by that Miss Feng.

That damn little hamster—how dare he go on a date with another woman!

A small flame of anger instantly ignited in Ling Zhengzhong’s heart, quickly transforming into a raging inferno.

The two over there didn’t notice the furious Ling Zhengzhong. After standing by the flowerbed and exchanging a few words, Feng Yan suddenly leaned forward and kissed Xiang Tian on the cheek, then smiled, waved, and turned to leave.

He couldn’t stand it anymore! If he could tolerate this, he wouldn’t be Ling!

Ling Zhengzhong clenched his fists and rushed to Xiang Tian’s side.

“Xiang Tian!”

Hearing someone call his name, Xiang Tian finally snapped out of his shock at Feng Yan. He turned around and was met with a swinging iron fist. In a panic, Xiang Tian instinctively retaliated.

Ouch…

Ling Zhengzhong finally understood what it meant to have one misfortune after another. Before his fist could even properly land, he was struck hard in the stomach, the pain causing him to immediately bend over and squat on the ground, unable to catch his breath for a long time.

He had forgotten what Xiang Tian used to do; how could he possibly be a match for him in a fight? He should be grateful he didn’t get a stomach hemorrhage.

“Zhengzhong…”

Unexpectedly, it was Ling Zhengzhong who had resorted to violence. By the time Xiang Tian recognized him, he had already pulled back his strength while throwing the punch, but the fist still struck. Seeing Ling Zhengzhong double over in pain, Xiang Tian panicked and rushed forward to support the man who was half-crouching on the ground.

“Zhengzhong, Zhengzhong, how are you? Are you alright?…”

“Which eye of yours saw me as alright?” The pain made it difficult for Ling Zhengzhong to manage these words.

“I’ll help you upstairs to rest. Come with me.”

He wanted to refuse forcefully, but his strength couldn’t keep up. Ling Zhengzhong leaned against Xiang Tian and was helped home.

Upon entering the house, Ling Zhengzhong sat down on the sofa, clutching his stomach and curling up silently. Seeing him like this, Xiang Tian felt a pang of heartache. He wanted to rub the pain away but felt it would be too intimate, so he simply placed his hands on Ling Zhengzhong’s back and gently massaged it.

“Feeling better? I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. You suddenly rushed at me; it was just an instinctive reaction…”

Ling Zhengzhong sneered, “I’m really sorry; I forgot to warn you before I hit you. I’ll definitely be more careful next time!”

Sensing the resentment in the other’s voice, Xiang Tian hurriedly said, “I’m so sorry, it’s all my fault. Does it hurt a lot? Actually… actually, I didn’t even use a single bit of force…”

He clearly withdrew his strength as soon as he realized it was Ling Zhengzhong, so it shouldn’t hurt this much, right?

Normally, it shouldn’t hurt like this, but Ling Zhengzhong hadn’t eaten breakfast or lunch and had drunk several large cups of black coffee. His stomach was already struggling, and his fist acted as a catalyst; of course, this also included Ling Zhengzhong’s somewhat exaggerated reaction.

“Heh, do you think it wasn’t enough? Want a few more hits?”

Actually, his stomach pain had long since subsided, and seeing Xiang Tian’s tense, distressed, and regretful expression, Ling Zhengzhong’s anger had already dissipated. However, his malicious tendencies surged dramatically in a short period.

“You little hamster, how dare you two-time me! I won’t let you off so easily!”

Of course, Xiang Tian couldn’t guess Ling Zhengzhong’s thoughts and hurriedly said, “No, no, how could I think that? Are you… feeling any better? Should I get you a hot water bottle to warm your stomach? Oh, some hot tea will help. I’ll go pour you a cup of bitter tea…”

Ling Zhengzhong immediately let out a loud groan.

“Bitter tea? Aren’t I bitter enough already? You’re really busy, aren’t you? You just took advantage of me over there, and now you’re flirting with someone else. You’re bisexual, with no taboos…”

“…”

Hearing this unfounded complaint, Xiang Tian felt as if snow was falling in front of him. He didn’t know how to explain, so he could only smile wryly and say, “Then how about I heat up some milk for you?”

Seeing Xiang Tian go to the kitchen, Ling Zhengzhong immediately straightened up. He looked around; the room was a simple one-bedroom apartment, clean and bright, like Xiang Tian’s personality. But what about the travel bag on the table? It seemed the little hamster was planning to run away. Luckily, he arrived in time.